Martino
Photography, The GWR, Aviation, Travel, Cars.
Very impressive. Rather more extensive that I had in mind!
Planning an indoor railway and trying to convert from 1960s UK 00 to 16mm in the US!
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Good idea! In the Good Old Days, we used to have to visit an old lady who wanted a garden, the fact she lived halfway up a 24 storey tower block didn't bother her, she just bought the soil and plants etc, and built on inside her flat ( no railway, unfortunately). The council went potty, as the damp dirt wrecked the place!
korm kormsen
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it was (an unfinished) two level layout.
main problem were the longer than 13 yard ramps co connect the two layers. (grade of 6%)
justme igor
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This is the cheapest and only way to get it good, but you need tools like festtool hand circular with glider saw, and a good jig saw, you can do it cheap, but you need tools.
He is and i am a carpenter by trade for decades....
Let the store cut you a board into pieces length wise of 20 cm/ 8 inch.
This will be your frame (or use 2x3's), make a cactus rack out of it ( Letterbak in het Nederlands...
korm kormsen
help wanted, please, sheets that can be slotted together in English)on top of your frame lay some wooden sheets on top of it, inside the shed/house whatever, wheater proof, I would be using underlayment, I would choose 18mm and have fun, krom give you some pictures to go for, take it, do it.
In my country i can afford underlayment 18mm, what Krom is using is very expensive here, probably also the other way around also.
Seek for yourself what is affordable and please skip hardboard and take advice of two old fashioned (real) carpenters...
I hope this was helpful and Korm will chime in so you can google something.
Best Igor
korm kormsen
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poor Igor! now you really put your foot in it.
i am a professional waiter/steward turned wilderness farmer/rancher, who ended up as office-chair rider.
i am just an amateurish do(and learn)-it-your-selfer.
but thanks for the compliment!
being a continental like you, in none of the languages i speak, i would be able to name the type of connection, i believe you meant.make a cactus rack out of it ( Letterbak in het Nederlands...
is it something like this?
yep, i agree on the advice, as well as to being old fashioned. but in connection to "real" only bodger would be the adequate word.
GAP
G Scale Model Trains, 1:1 Sugar Cane Trains
Got the same problem here but as mine is set in a mountainous area steep grades come with the territory.
I have rolling stock storage under mine.
Martino
Photography, The GWR, Aviation, Travel, Cars.
In the words of Blue Peter, here’s one I made earlier…. These are some racking units I made for the basement, purely for storage. I think what I intend to do is to create a similar construction however they will only be up to the first deck. This will allow storage underneath. Instead of being narrow, as these are, they will be 3 ft wide. The hardboard will be affixed to the top. I don’t require multiple levels of track. No hills etc. I am comfortable with this level of woodworking. I’ll work out the track plan on the floor, using actual track, to make sure it works. Then build the staging and build the layout ‘proper’. Running battery power with r/c, I don’t have to worry about wiring etc. That’s a good thing ;-)
grizzmo
From NW Tas
They look very solid you should have no trouble then
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
What an exciting project. I do envy the amount of indoor space which US homes generally provide. Judging by the size of that window, it's not going to be a gloomy dungeon. Having an indoor railway does sound very appealing, though today the sky is blue and the sun is actually shining here (after two days of rain). Gregh gets a great deal of enjoyment from his minimum space indoor line.
Looking forward to seeing what develops.
Rik
Looking forward to seeing what develops.
Rik
Martino
Photography, The GWR, Aviation, Travel, Cars.
Found my points/switches today. Started laying out track plan on the floor of the ‘railway room’. Next step will be to actually cut and fit everything together. That will be the proof on concept and see if it all works in the real world. After that will be down to constructing the staging.
As you can see from the photos, it will be a terminus (Farnham Common) with attached engine shed and yard. Turntable in the far distance, Goods shed, not sure exactly where. The line will curve off in the distance and trough into the next ‘room’ where there will be the storage/fiddle yard.
I’ll have to start a new South Buckinghamshire Light Railway thread…..
As you can see from the photos, it will be a terminus (Farnham Common) with attached engine shed and yard. Turntable in the far distance, Goods shed, not sure exactly where. The line will curve off in the distance and trough into the next ‘room’ where there will be the storage/fiddle yard.
I’ll have to start a new South Buckinghamshire Light Railway thread…..
korm kormsen
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nice first version you laid out there.
by my personal experience that might be the first of many versions.
keep track of the changes. after about 10 changes you should reach the final optimum.
by my personal experience that might be the first of many versions.
keep track of the changes. after about 10 changes you should reach the final optimum.
Chris Vernell
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Are you going to cover that fibreglass insulation?
Martino
Photography, The GWR, Aviation, Travel, Cars.
I have a plan. A cunning plan.
grizzmo
From NW Tas
What a great space , very much look forward to seeing your railway evolve.
Fred2179G
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Jim, a friend of mine in the FGRS (Florida), built a decent size 3-level indoor layout, in an industrial condo with a/c.
Don't make any assumptions about materials until you check your local Home Depot/Lowes. Jim found that regular 4x2 studs were much less expensive than anything else [figures - they use a lot in each house.]
I don't know what he used for the surface, but I'm sure I can ask. I could even put you in touch so you can ask him directly what he did? (P.S. He didn't use 'hardboard' as it is almost unknown here in the US.)
